Yazidis Escaping the Islamic State

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Yasin Akgül from NarPhotos collective, Istanbul documented the escape of more then 2500 Yazidis fleeing their hometown in Iraq. They started to settle in camps in Turkey while masses of them waiting to cross into Turkey. Families in Turkey shelter the survivors and fulfil their needs. Elementary schools become shelter for the thousands of Yazidi. Water is the main shortage of the people walked through a tough trip on Sinjar mountains.

Tens of thousand of Yazidis escape from their ancient homeland of Sinjar and other villages in Iraq after the attacks and mass executions of Islamic State (IS) militants who regard the ethnic minority as devil worshippers who must embrace their radical version of Islam or die.

The Yazidi are a Kurdish ethno-religious community whose syncretic but ancient religion is linked to Zoroastrianism and ancient Mesopotamian religions.

Watch more images by Yasin Akgül at NarPhotos